Executive record
Alex Ryals
Career profile: Alex Ryals on CISO Spotlights ↗
Alex Ryals was named Chief Information Security Officer at MicroAge. The appointment was announced on January 8, 2025, per ACCESS Newswire.
Before the appointment: Vice President of Cybersecurity Solutions and Strategy at MicroAge, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Alex Ryals, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at MicroAge
Source: ACCESS Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Before January 2025· Earlier role
Vice President of Cybersecurity Solutions and Strategy at MicroAge
Named in the announcement of the MicroAge appointment · Source: ACCESS Newswire (company announcement) ↗
The company: MicroAge
- Sector
- Technology
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at MicroAge: 1 confirmed move on the record
Elsewhere
Public profiles we matched to Alex Ryals by exact name and the company on our record. Links only; we do not copy from them.
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Technology whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Alex Ryals's, nearest first (8 of 11). The Technology bench
Devon Bryan, Global Chief Security Officer at Booking Holdings
Darren Remblence, Chief Information Security Officer at 8x8, Inc.
David Cross, Chief Information Security Officer at Atlassian
Hemant Chaskar, Chief Information Security Officer at Nile
Noam Vander, Chief Information Security Officer at Atera
Ryan Weeks, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Vimeo
Deepali Bhoite, Chief Information Security Officer at Quickbase
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
Questions about Alex Ryals
- When did Alex Ryals become CISO of MicroAge?
- The appointment was announced on January 8, 2025, per ACCESS Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Alex Ryals still the CISO of MicroAge?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on January 8, 2025. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- What was Alex Ryals's role before this appointment?
- Before the appointment, Alex Ryals was Vice President of Cybersecurity Solutions and Strategy at MicroAge, according to the announcement (ACCESS Newswire).
Sources
- 1.ACCESS Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at MicroAge, January 8, 2025
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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